Machine for washing shavings



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1. R. H. HBRDER. MACHINE FOR WASHINGSHAVINGS.

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[IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIA IIIIIIIIII/ nu Patented Sept. 13, 1892.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RUDOLPH HENRY IIERDER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

MACHINE FOR WASHING SHAVINGS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 482,684, datedSeptember 13, 1892.

Application filed June 22, 1891- Serial No. 397,113- (No model.)

Patented in Germany January 26, 1891, No. 58,981 in France February 6,1891, No. 211,223, and in Austria-Hungary December 6, 1891, No. 3,712and No. 3,767.

To aZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, RUDOLPH HENRY HER- DER, residing at Chicago, in thecounty of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Machines for Vashing Shavings, (for which I haveobtained patents in France, No. 211,223, dated February 6, 1891; inGermany, No. 58,981, dated January 26, 1891, and in Austria-Hungary, No.3,767 and No. 3,712, dated December 6, 1891;) and I do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a novel construction in a washing-machine, andmore particularly to that class of washing-machines used by brewers forwashing and cleansing shavings that are used for clearing thelager-beerbefore it is racked off from the casks or vats.

The object of my invention is to provide a device of the abovedescription of durable construction that will thoroughly wash andcleanse such shavings.

The invention consists in the features of construction and combinationsof parts hereinafter fully described, and specifically claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating my invention,Figure 1 is acentrallongitudinal Vertical section of a washingmachine constructed inaccordance with my invention with part broken away for convenience inillustration, and Fig. 2 is a vertical trans verse section in the line 22 in Fig. 1.

Referring to said drawings, Aand A indicate suitable posts or supportsconnected near their lower ends by tie-rods l and forming a main frame.In the upper ends of the said supports are arranged j ournal-bearings 2and 3, in which the journals 4. and 5 011 the ends of the hollowperforated shaft 6 are mounted. In the particular constructionillustrated the hollow shaft is connected at its'ends withstar-couplings 7 and 8, and said star-couplings are provided with theoutwardly-projecting journals 1 and 5. The said star-couplings are eachprovided with a plurality of branches, preferably six, and from thesebranches radiate perforated pipes 9 and 10, that are connected at theirouter ends with the inwardly-projecting branches 11 of coup-.

lings 12. The said couplings 12 are provided with lateral branches 13and angular branches 14:. Between the branches 13 are arrangedlongitudinal perforated pipes 15, that extend the entire length of themachine, and at the ends of the machine are located perforated pipes 16,that extend at right angles to the length of the machine and areconnected with the branches 1 1 of said couplings 12. The perforationsin the hollow shaft 6 are on all sides of the same, while theperforations in the pipes 10, 15, and 16 are only on the inner face orside thereof. It will be seen that the couplings and pipes referred towhen arranged and assembled as described form, in effect, a hexagonalprismatic skeleton.

The pipes above described are inclosed within what is termed forconvenience a flat-sided cylinder B, which is supported upon thestar-couplings 7 and 8 and upon said couplings 12. The ends 17 of saidcylinder B are plain, While the sides 18 are perforated, as shown. Thesides 18 of said cylinder are parallel with the adjacent pipes 16, sothat, as a matter of fact, the figure formed thereby is a hexagonalprism; but it will be understood that it could be provided with agreater or less number of sides, and hence the use of the expressionflat-sided cylinder.

To permit access to the inside of the cylinder, one of its sides 19 isremovable orhinged, and, as shown in Fig. 2, said side is hinged alongits upper edge, as at 20, and the cylinder is provided with asuitablelatch or fastening device 21, located to engage and retain the loweredge of the said hinged side 19.

Between the end supports A and A. and supported by brackets 22, securedthereto, is located a semicircular trough or receptacle 23, havingclosed ends 2 1 and inclosing the lower half of the flat-sided cylinderB. The cylinder and pipes can be rotated by means of pulleys 25, mountedupon an extension of the journal 5, or by means of a hand-crank securedupon said journal. The journal at is hollow and communicates with thecoupling 7. Upon the outer end of said journal and beyond the bearing 2a stuffing-box 26 is rigidly mounted and turns with said journal. Afollower 27 is located within said stuffing-box and serves to make atight joint between a non-rotating pipe 28 and said hollow journal 4..The said pipe 28 is connected by hose or otherwise with a source ofwater-supply.

The operation is as follows: The shavings to be Washed are placed withinthe cylinder through the removable side 19, which is then closed andfastened. The cylinder is revolved and water is admitted to the hollowshaft and pipes. It will thus be seen that while the mass of shavingsare being agitated and thoroughly separted and shaken up by reason ofthe flat sided cylinder the water is being sprayed thereon through theperforations in the various pipes and from all sides and directions, andthereby thoroughly Washes and cleanses the shavings. The waterpasses outthrough the perforations in the sides of the cylinder into the trough23, and then passes off through an opening 29 in the bottom of saidtrough.

In Fig. 2 is shown a deflecting-plate 30, located along one side of themachine and rising from the upper edge of the trough or receptacle 23.In said Fig. 2 the deflectingplate is shown as located on the right-handside of the machine to catch and direct into the trough any Water thatis thrown from the cylinder when it revolves in the direction of thearrow. The said deflecting plate can, however, be placed on either side,according to the direction of revolution of said cylinder, and to thisend the upper edges of said trough are provided with eyes or loops 31,that receive fingers 32 on the lower edge of the defleeting-plate, andwedges 33, inserted between the fingers 32 and loops, serve to hold saiddeflecting-plate rigidly in position.

It is obvious that any other suitable means for securing thedeflecting-plate in position can be used in place of those justdescribed.

I claim as my invention 1. In a washing-machine of the kind specified,the combination, substantially as hereinbefore set forth, of a revolubleperforated cylinder provided with a hollow perforated shaft and withperforated pipes located along its ends and sides, said shaft and pipescommunicating with asource for supplying water thereto, substantially asshown and described.

2. In a washing-machine of the kind specified, the combination, ashereinbefore set forth, of a revoluble perforated fiat-sided cylinderprovided with a hollow perforated shaft and with perforated pipeslocated along its ends and sides, said shaft and pipes communicatingwith a source for supplying water thereto, substantially as shown anddescribed.

3. In a washing-machine of the kind specified, the combination, ashereinbefore set forth, of a main frame, a revoluble perforated cylinderhaving the means set forth and shown for spraying water within the same,a trough or receptacle inclosing the lower portion of said cylinder, anda deflecting-plate removably secured to said main frame along one sideof said cylinder, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

RUDOLPH HENRY HERDER.

Witnesses:

HARRY COBB KENNEDY, OTTO LUEBKERT.

